Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| very tired / in the mornings. / am / usually / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| is / asking me questions / She / always |
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| shopping / have to go / I / day in, day out |
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| eat / hardly ever / I / oranges |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / to help me / very often / come |
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| always / get up / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Can / dress / always / in green? / I |
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| go / I / usually / once a year / to the dentist |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / rarely / listens |
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| go / do / often / How / you / to the disco? |
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| Do / at home? / usually / you / have lunch |
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| She / in blue / very often / dresses |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| pizza / eats / Mike / often / for dinner |
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| have / soup / We / every other day |
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| help you / Tom / rarely / if you need it / will |
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| to the gym / every day / go / Do / ? / you |
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| always / win / Does / Kevin / ? |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| go / usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| some petrol / every other day. / need / I travel a lot. I |
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| is / John / often / late |
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| feel tired? / you / often / Do |
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| I / saw / five times / it |
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| what to say / know / I / never |
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| You / your car keys / never / can / find |
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| never / can / listen / They |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / Yesterday, / me / she / twice |
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| I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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| need / usually / some help with the homework / They |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
